San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-09
CITY COUNCIL.
Meeting of the Twelve Sachems OF
the Tribes.


The first meeting OF the city council
during the month OF August was held
yesterday with full board present and
the mayor In the chair. After the pre-
liminary reading and adoption Of the
minutes OF the last meeting the mayor
read the following communications and
petitions:
From Adam Schmidt, to be allowed
$40 remuneration for damages to his
carriage, occasioned by collision with
fire engine No. 2 while II was en- route
to fire. Referred TO fire committee.
The bill OF $40 for storage Of the old
fire engine OF company No. l was
brought up. liz was ordered paid,
though the mayor thought IL was high
time TO get rid Of II or dispose of II
some way TO the oity's advantage.
Sam johnson, for remission OF fine
imposed by jury In recorders court for
resisting an officer, was referred to pO-
lice committee.
Reports OF officers were then picked
up by his honor's fingers and read as
follows:
Pound master reported that shed at
the pound for the protection OF I'm
pounded stock during the hot weather
would cost SO. Ii was ordered built
and the money was voted. The mayor
said he had lately been acting very
leniently with owners OF impounded
stock, rs during the drouth It was next
to impossible to prevent stock from
coming into the limits for water, and
times were very hard and people had
little money. His remarks were ap.
proved by the council.
The report OF the board OF health de-
filming the odorless process OF getting
rid OF fecal matter, was read. The board
said Cavanaugh's system was as good as
any. The matter was discussed at some
length, the sense Of the aldermen being
that to indorse and adopt the Cavanaugh
system, would be giving that citizen
monopoly, and the matter was finally
referred TO the committee on petitions
and ordinances, to draft an ordinance or
amend the old one.
Finance committee reported on
Mackey's petition that license money
paid by parties for emptylng vaults, etc,
be refunded, recommending that II be
not granted. Adopted.
The sewer on Bowie and East Com
merce streets was dispensed with and
surface drainage to the new sewer on
this street WAS ordered.
City engineer recommended that
false flooring OF one inch oak plank be
laid on Commerce street bridge, and
same was ordered.
Streets and bridges committee recom.
mended that Cvpress Long Nixon and
Dufry and Howard streets and Main
avenue be cleared Of brnsh nroyided he
citv nrisoners oouId do the work Ado,-
ted.
w G.. Rohards, netItjon Tn have rock
quarry removed from end of San Pedro
ayenne was granted and referred 10 tho
finance committee 10 see n any nnds
wara on hand % tho city enoinear colt
mated that 400 vards Of rock wouId
have TO be exeavated at cost of
S2I5O.
The man OF the oIty engineer Of lines
on Jackson street was NOT adopted. bnt
action thereon was pOstponed.
Petition of G. A. Sohmitt comnIaIniu0
OF distractions to alley between avenues
Cand Is, placed there by Mr. Long. a
neiphbor with whom he was not on very
good terms, and asking that they be re-
moved. was NOT granted. as the Commit.
tee were satisfied that Long was heing
malIciously ANNOYED by Sobmitt Adon,
ted
Fire committee recommended GRANT
ing James Cullamore permit to erect
lumber house on Walnut street.
Granted.
Dltch committee allowed ii. koerber
more often water ana mad the wafer
gates nxed.
Inc assessment committee reported
favorably on WI. b. Patterson's petit
ton 10 nave assessment OF money OF
Scottlsh American mortgage 20. held
$3.50 % .ho ooSl,sSor,s 49, - 80.
council postponed action thereon and re-
ferred IL to the committee.
Gas and water committee recommend
ed that water mains he laid on streets
east OF Sunset railway roupdhouse,
AdOpted,
Also to have standpipe ereoted ON
Scott street. to allow moor peopIe TO
have healthy water. Adopted.
Petition OF residents on west Marshall
street for water mains and fire bydrsnts
was referred back to the committee.
Petition OF Thad. Smith. TO have VA
ter mains laid on Obraie street.. WAS
granted.
Markets committee reported granting
a market hermit TO Geo. Williams. on
San Luis and San Fernando streets. and
the same was adopted. Williams ia the
frat coInrab man Uho hos annIIad fcr n